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i A To all whom it may concern:

, A tical section from end vation of the end.

this machine is constructed.

A UNITED STATESHPATENT A DANIEL PENMAN AND E. FITZGERALD, on NEW YORK,NNYQA WALKER AND PENMAN, OF SAME PL CE MAcHINE r031 MANUFACTURING,Ian-onus,

Specification of Letters Patent No. 26,328, dated Noir emljoiel Be itknown that We, DANIEL PENMAiv and ELIsHA FITZGERALD, of the city,county, and State of New York, have invented a A new and ImprovedConstruction of AMa chines for Forming and Making Ruches Used inMillinery; and we hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereofA i To enableothers to make and use our in vention weproceed to describe itsAconstruc-A tion and operation, reference beinhad to A the drawings hereunto annexed an making part of thisspecification.

Figure l is a birds eye view; Fig, 2,verto end; Fig. 3, e1e- The sameletters refer to the same things in all the drafts) A is the pressingbar; B, crank; C, pinsAAAA 1 upon the arms of the pressing blade;D,

the hook rods or straps; E, guide straps to govern the movement oftherods D;AAF,

levers on the shaft G; G, shaft of the treadle;

H, treadle, by which the pressing bar or blade is brought down; I, thegage bar, against which the ruch is placed to be pressed; J, the hookwhich catches upon the A pin, C, on the arm of the pressing bar; aweight to balance the pressingbar; L,

shaft on which are set the arms of the press? A ing bar, A, and having acrank on its end.

When a ruch has been prepared andgath-A ered, there is a starched threadput in it and it is pressed witha hot metal bar to set it.

To press and form permanently the ruch The frame should be of the properheight ,foran operative to work at stand1ng,orsittingAon a high stool.The machine should be made double, as in the drawing, for

a two can be heated at the same time as easily as one.A The ruch, whenready for the ma- A requisite force.

ator by the f hinged A "ar a:

it catches thepin,u;G,-and

be moved and adjusted biyith chine, is laid upon t the A top against thegage f bar AflTh perati means of the crank brlngsiove thegpress ng bar,when by pressure iofjj th yupon he treadle the notch,gAJ,;Acatchesonhepin land the bar A, bro thi One of the novelties apparatus connects 3which the rod, D, can at the pressing bar, r It, anno by the crank, (in:this jlconstru 1o chines, as it; is A-labo on and unequal pressure;A yu The hook rods, D, a eheld t the ends by thestrapsyEmw ii t A the hookrodsfareithrown t w treadle isA pressed down It e; thrusts thehook-rodjfi A, is broughtdown an held 1 f ,A The length ofttlie shaftmay be varied less power to thefoot nd E, may be varied inj lengt andstill operate eflectivel in a slot in theltopgofj the fra e. X What weclaim as o ntionlandld sire to securebyALetter Pa The pressing bar A 5L: y h s AMah crank, B, at its end scribed) in combinatio gage bar, I,hookjf-i'ods, the whole being constructs substantiallyin the mannerposes set forth.

DANIE PE ELTSHA FITZ Witnesses:

OWEN G, W AEA B10111 THOMSO

